GOP Sen. Compares Women To Sea Turtles In Rant Against Abortion Bill

[discobot]

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.

With the Senate on track to vote today on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a likely doomed bill to codify abortion access into law, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) took to the floor to rail against the legislation with the argument that if eggs belonging to certain animals are protected by law, why can’t women be banned from ending unwanted pregnancies, hmm??

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1414617

[plebeian]

@discobot

James Cromwell, who stars in the TV series “Succession” and a bunch of other things, pasted himself onto a Starbucks counter on Tuesday in protest over the coffee chain’s upcharge on vegan milk.

Of all the hills to die on, Dude you gotta pick that? Screw Starbucks and their burnt coffee, brew your own.

ETA typo

[teenlaqueefa]

The Herbster has crashed and burned, good. Now the law needs to follow up with the witnesses against him.

[teenlaqueefa]

It’s BS they charge extra but agree, what a dipshit.

[the_lone_apple]

Another reason why a state with six people, a mountain and an elk shouldn’t get two Senators.

[teenlaqueefa]

Funny

Josh Marshall (joshtpm)

[jinnj]

Herbster…“The Bovine Handyman”

[theghostofeustacetilley]

MenSTRuation IS MUrder!11!!!1!one!!!11!!!1!

[mattinpa]

Sea turtle eggs are protected so no abortions for humans. One wonders just where to begi—oh wait, no, I’ve got it. Fire your staffers, Steve. If that’s the best they can come up with, you need better staffers. Then resign, because if you thought that was a non-stupid argument then this country needs better senators. OMFG.

[mattinpa]

@teenlaqueefa

The Herbster has crashed and burned, good. Now the law needs to follow up with the witnesses against him.

The hat alone should be illegal, if it’s not.

[theghostofeustacetilley]

Politico published a new story overnight which reports that in fact none of the four Justices who initially sided with Alito have changed their position and that no dissenting opinions have yet been circulated.

RePorts YEsterdaY that ROBerTS migHT have swayED KavanauGH to chanGE his votE.

[redacted]

What is it with Republican senators? Sea turtles, box turtles, and Mitch McConnell. I don’t get it.

[ralph_vonholst]

All correct. Yet somehow I think many Montanans and other “Sagebrush Rebels” will see the “logic” that we can’t. Not defeatist, just being a realist.

[teenlaqueefa]

More leaks

Josh Marshall (joshtpm)

[jonney_5]

@mattinpa

Fire your staffers, Steve. If that’s the best they can come up with, you need better staffers.

IDK, he might have asked from his staff something that would be logical to the average Republican base voter.

In which case, they nailed it. This is exactly the kind of nonsense the republican base has been curated to expect from their leaders.

[ralph_vonholst]

@jinnj

Herbster…“The Bovine Handyman”

As a aside, “Herbster” is its own sobriquet. That’s gotta count for something.

[demyankee]

@jonney_5

In which case, they nailed it. This is exactly the kind of nonsense the republican base has been curated to expect from their leaders.

I believe the word is “groomed”, isn’t it?

[teenlaqueefa]

Do they even have sea turtles in Montana? I mean, I guess they could crawl that far though the mountains would be troublesome.

[mondfledermaus]

@ralph_vonholst

Yet somehow I think many Montanans and other “Sagebrush Rebels” will see the “logic” that we can’t.

And yet, they get angry at us because we think they are stupid.

[ralph_vonholst]

No. No sea turtles. Maybe a lake monster or two?